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December 20, 2005 October 9, 2013 How do you deal with the factionalized, the partisian... The people being ridden by demonic memes. List the obvious answers. It's okay if you've got Some of the things I've got nothing exciting. are written already (I think), e.g. the double-negative strategy. SCREWTAPE Maybe (but only maybe): TWO_LEVEL (December 29, 2005) Okay. Obvious answers? o Forget reason. Just kill them. o Forget the opposition. Play to the undecided middle. o Forget conversion: Get inside the Try to moderate the extremes. opposition's viewpoint, try to talk to them as they talk to each o Prepare the ground: you other. can't expect immediate conversion, but possibly Don't attack you can plant a seed for from outside when conditions are ready the defenses. for doubt to grow. (Play "concern troll"?) There's various forms of fighting dirty... The central problem is not usually rational counter-arguments, REAL_REASONS but non-rational social factors. So play them up: convince them they won't get laid if they don't change sides. -------- [NEXT - ART_AGAINST_ART]